At that very instant, through the glass, the greenhouse door burst open.
Adele turned her eyes toward it without meaning to, and saw the thing that came through the doorway. Something dazzling, utterly silver......
Stone didn't let the opening go to waste — he lunged for the pistol aimed at the back of his head.
Crack! The pistol went off with a sound like thunder.
Crash! The bullet buried itself in the chamber's mirrored glass door, and the pane shattered into glittering shards.
Dazzling splinters scattered in every direction, and the pistol, knocked loose among them, skidded some distance away. Both of them lunged for it in the same instant.
A blade came down hard across the back of Stone's hand and pinned it to the floor.
"Aaargh!"
Stone's face twisted in pain as he let out an agonized groan and lifted his head.
Christine stood there, smiling brightly.…
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